St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-13

toral votes have always been considered
as of more Importance than all of the
1873 votes of the South. / do not like
the arrogance of New York. If the
Democrats of the state can not learn to
vote for a Southern man, or any man
outside of their own commonwealth, the
sooner they learn to come clear into the
fold the better"
natad?''
Not necessarily. There are plenty
of good men in the West and Northwest
who are good and strong candidates.
The South will vote for any good man.
But New York demands one of her men
always. and will not vote for any one
else willingly. That is what am tired
of in the matter. There are Villas, of
hees, of Indiana; Hoadly, of Ohio, and
many other popular and able men i'll
the Democratic party whom we would
be willing to support. What l am OPP
posed TO is the denOminating influence
of New York. That state demands too
much.''
What is your principal objection to
Cleveland?''
Il don't believe in retaining an enemy
within our own lines. l believe that
every man, from the picket posts to the
very center and at headquarters, should
belong to our army. | am an old-fash-
loned Democrat, and | don't like to see
our picketS in the hands of the enemy"
Then you are opposed to civil-service
refOrm?"
Il am entirely opposed to it. | do not
believe that it will work in this repub-
lie. L believe that it will fall through
sooner or later, and | regard it as a
boomerang law. Mind you, l do not
want to say anything against the hon
esty or integrity of Mr.. Cleveland. He
is an honest man, and hard-working
man, and he deserves well of the people.
But cannot agree with him, or any
other man, simply because he happens
to be president. l would differ with q
king or emperor if | thought he was
wrong. l believe that the president un-
derstands how feel, and he respects
my individual opinions as highly as l
respect his individual opinions. / am
telling you how | fee not for publica-
ton, but because | never was afraid to
express my opinions either in public OF
private"
DO you expect Mr.. Cleveland to be
re-nOminated?''
Il do, and1 expect him to be elected,
too. l believe that he is more popular
with the people politically than he is
with me. But | believe if the people
were less sycophantish, and would tell
him more honestly what they think, it
would be better for him and the party.
They bow and smirk too much like
minionS."
MORE ENTHUSIASTIC.
Hon. William Fitzhugh Randolph, of
Clarke county, one of the brightest
members of the bright Berryville bar,
has different ideas. He is young man,
a distant relative, by the way, of Mr..
Tucker, and as independent and ag-
greSSive in his ideas as that other Ran
dolph, of Roanoke, whom he greatly re-
sembles in forcefulness of intellect and
depth of thought. He says:
"AS young Democrat l am greatly
pleased with this administration. I
have an almost insane admiration of
Cleveland. He is one of the most re-
markable presidents we have ever had"
''Do you hold an office under the adj
ministration?'
Il do not, nor would l accept one. 1
have my Virginia farm, and my law
practice, and my crops, babies, wife and
thoroughbreds to look after. l think
too much of my wife and little ones to
dabble in politics and go daft on Office
seeking"
"What do you most admire about the
president?"
''You should hear my old father, Mai.
Beverly Randolph, and myself arguing
the case. Father is one of the best
types of the old Virginia gentleman,
and he has all of the prejudices and
passions OF the times which passed when
l was baby. He is bitterly opposed to
the administration because of those very
same offices you mention. He doesn't
want one, and wouldn't have one. But
he knows lots of his neighborS and
friends. old and young Democrats, who
are wild for the offices, and they are
kept out while Republicans are kept in.
He is impatient about it,and gets heated
and angry when he talks about it. No
was more earnest"
"What is his policy?"
''He says turn the rascals out, and be
ID quick about it, toOp They can't
be fired too soon for him. He is not
alone in that idea. All of our old men
feel the same, and many young men are
with them, because they cannot think
other than as their fathers do. For my
own part, l most admire Mr.. Cleveland
because he has kept those obnoxious
Republicans in office. admire his
pdSh DohS, do YOU NoItnCiH ptOpie eX-
press it. He sticks to his opinions, and
doesn't care for all the politicians i'm the
land, whether they are Republicans or
Democrats. He is strong man.
why should you want Republicans
retained in office?'
II don't. simply am glad that they
are not being turned out heller skelter.
Suppose that good Republican were
turned out of the state department, and
Henry Watterson or PrentisS ap-
pointed in his stead. Don't you know
that WatterSon or Prentiss. with their
massive intellects, would be obliged
in learning the duties which are as fa-
miliar as the alphabet to the discharged
Republican? Suppose that all of the
Republicans were turned out within a
month, or even within year, after the
new administration came in. What q
chaos there would have been. There is
Archie Padgett, of Virginia, who held
and still holds an Office in one of the
departments here. He knows nothing
of law, medicine or theology. He knows
nothing but his clerical duties. Sup
pose that | had gone daft after his
office, and secured it. What would
his duties, and l wouldn't care to break
my back learning. 1t would be absurd.
If Mr.. Cleveland had been less of
man the Democratic politicians would
have led him into ruinous and chaotic
administration at theoutset, and there
would never have been another Demo-
cratic administration"
Are you Democrat?'
cam | a Virginian? / cannot see any
possibility of a true Virginian being
anything but Democrat. am preju-
diced to that extent. l believe that
democracy is the doctrine of our state
and for the country. Of course am a
Democrat. am so much of Democrat
that intend to work for the renomina-
fiOn of Mr nd rl,